Ravindra Art Pictures is a film

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. It was established by

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer who worked in Telugu cinema. He received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2007. Krishna Murthy started his career in the ...

. Krishna Murthy started his career in the film industry as a production executive. Later, he started his own production house titled Ravindra Art Pictures and made ''

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'' (1963) with

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in the lead role as his first production. It was a big success. Other notable films produced by Ravindra Art Pictures include ''

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'' (1966), '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968), '' Dharma Daata'' (1970), '' Doctor Babu'' (1973).

History

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy initially worked as a tuition teacher for the children of cinema artists in

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. Then he entered into films as a production executive and worked on films like '' Palletooru'' (1952), '' Rojulu Marayi'' (1955). Returning to

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, he worked for many successful films made by

Sarathi Studios Sri Sarathi Studios is a film studio facility located in Ameerpet, Hyderabad, India. Established in 1956, it was the first film studio facility in Hyderabad and was built by Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad, the Raja of Challapalli. The first film ...

. Later, he started his own production house titled Ravindra Art Pictures and made ''

'' (1963) with

in the lead role as his first production. It was a big success. He made ''

'' (1966) with

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1924 – 22 January 2014), known as ANR, was an Indian actor and film producer in Telugu cinema. Over his seven decade career, he became a prominent figures in the industry, and is among most influential ac ...

and many other films like '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968), '' Dharma Daata'' (1970), ''Sisindri Chitttibabu'' (1971), ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972), '' Doctor Babu'' (1973), ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975), ''Amma Nanna'' (1976), ''Love Marriage'' (1978), and ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982).

Films

* ''

'' (1963) * ''

'' (1966) * ''

Bangaru Gaajulu ''Bangaru Gaajulu'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by C. S. Rao from a story written by Rajasri (writer), Rajasri. Produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, it stars Akkineni N ...

'' (1968) * '' Dharma Daata'' (1970) * ''Sisindri Chittibabu'' (1971) * ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972) * '' Doctor Babu'' (1973) * ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975) * ''Amma Nanna'' (1976) * ''Love Marriage'' (1978) * ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982)

Awards

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- '' Dharma Daata'' (1970). * Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - '' Bangaru Gajulu'' (1968)

References

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